The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) team manage the Abortion Notification System.
In line with the Information Management Governance Policy, the Chief Health Officer performs the role of Data Steward and the Principal Data Management Officer, MCH is the Data Custodian.
Sections 202MP and 202MQ of the Public Health Act 2016 (external site) enable the Chief Health Officer to direct responsible persons to provide information about abortions they perform from 27 March 2024 in Western Australia.
The Chief Health Officer has directed that for abortions performed from 27 March 2024, medical practitioners, endorsed midwives, and nurse practitioners must provide information specified in Schedule 1 of the Chief Health Officer [Provision of Abortion Information] Directions 2024 (PDF 148KB).
This information must be notified by the responsible person and can only be submitted by e-form.
Go to Abortion Notifications to select the correct e-form version.
For abortions performed in the period 1998 to 26 March 2024, information is held in the Abortion Notification System that was received via notifications of induced abortions by medical practitioners as required by Section 334 of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911 (external site). For this period, the notification content was specified as Form 1 Reg 2 (PDF 91KB).